Age
46
Place of Birth
SA
Olympic History
Sydney 2000
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
Career Events
Water Polo Mens Tournament
Rafael Sterk was born in South Australia and began playing water polo at the age of 14. When he was 22 Sterk was thrown in the deep end with his first major international tournament being the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Sterk is now a three-time Olympian, playing goalkeeper in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. The Australian team finished eighth in Sydney and Beijing and ninth in Athens.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
